The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-03

bun tihhh IN 100 III ~ llsfthncnu. All
the thrill OF music, instrumental and
vocal, harps, trumpets, doxoloQies
There stood the Prince, surrounded
by those who hsd under their wing.
the velocity OF millions Of miles In 4
second, rich In love, rich in alteration,
rich IN power, rioh Ia worship, rich In
holiness, rich a. God.
but one day there was a big disas
Ter ia department Of Gods universe.
A race fsi.enl A world in ruins
Our planet The scene Of catastrophe
A globe swinging out into darkness,
with mountains aud seas and islands
III awful centrifugal Of sin seeming t.
oveTpo YER the beautiful centripeta OF
righteousness, and irem II grCau
reached Ltaven. Such q bound had
never been heard there. Plenty OF
sweet sous d., but never an oulory OF
distress or an echo oil agony. At that
one groan the Prince roso from ali the
bIietlul circumj ,cence, and started for
the outer gate, and defc soded into the
night OF this world. Out OF what a
bright harbor into what rough sea
'5tBy with us, cried angel after angel,
aud polentate alter poienta,e. mo,
said the Prince, Il cannot stay / must
be of for that wreck of world. |
must stop that groan. l must hush
that distress. l must fathom that way.
i must redeem those nationa. Fare
well, thrones and temples, com.
psnions cherublc, sersphic, arch
sngelici Excuse this absence, for |
will come back again, carrying on my
shoulder a ransomed world. Till this
10 done l choose earthly Ecofr TO
heavenly reclamation, and a cattle
pen to a kings palace, figid soma Of
earth 10 atmosphere Of celestial resi-.
dence. / have no time 10 lose. For
bark 20 10 the groan that grows
mighier while | wait. Farewell
Fsresel Z 'Ye know the grace Of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he
was rich. yet for your cakes he be-
came poor
"Wss there ever a contrast 80 over.
powering ~ that between the noon.
day Of Onrst's celestial departure and
the midnight OF bis earthly arrival
Sure enough, the angelo were out that
night Ia the sky, an especial meteor
acted ~ escort, but all that was from
other worlds and not from this world.
The earth made no demonstration OF
welcome. II one Of the great princes
oil this world steps out at depot
cheers reeound, and the bands play,
and the hage wave. But for the a..
rival Of this missionary Prince OF the
skies not q torch hned, not q trum.
pet blew, not q plume huttered. All
the music and the pomp were over.
head. Our world opened for him
nothing better than q barn door. The
Rajah Of Cashmere sent 10 Victoria q
bedstead OF csiyod gold and a canopy
that cost $3.50, 900, but the world had
for the Prince OF heaven and earth
only q litter Of straw. The crown
Jewels In the Tower OF London amount
20 $4,000, 900, bat this member OF
eternal royalty had nowhere TO lay
his head. To know how poor he
was, ask the camel drivers, ask the
shepherds, ask Mary, ask the three
wise men OF the east who aiterward
cane there, young Caspar aud middle.
aged BAlhfsar and old Melchior. To
know how poor he was, examine all
the records OF real estate In all that
Oriental country, and see what vine.
yard, or what house, or what field he
owned. Not one. 0iwhat mortgage
Was He the mortgagee7 o. what
tenement was he the landlord OF
what lease was he the lsssee' Who
ever paid him renl1 Not owning the
boat on which lac sailed, or the beast
on which he rode, or the pillow on
which he slept. He had 60 little 90.
tate that In order TO pay his tax He
bad 10 perform miracle. putting the
amount Of the assessment IN = hsh's
mouth and having II hauled ashore.
And after hib death the world rushed
In 10 lake an inventory OF his goods,
end the entire aggregate wac the gar.
menis he had worn, sleeping In them
10y night and travelling In them 10y
DAY, bearing on them the dust of the
highway and the satuiation OF the
SEA Paul, In my text, did not 40 far
lrom hitting the mark, did he, when
ho said OF the missionary Prince For
your sakes he became poor.
The world could have treated him
better II II bad chosen. II had all the
means for making his earthly condl.
ton comfortable. Only n few years
before when Pompey, the general, ar.
rived % Brindisi he was greeted vlth
arches and a costly column which
celebrated the 1900, 600 people whom
he had killed or conquered, and he
was allowed 10 wear his trlumphAl
robe Ia the sorale. The world had
applause for imperial butchers, bat
budetirgs for the Prince OF Pace.
Plenty oil golden ohalicss for the IA.
vofod 10 drink out OF, bat our Pdnce
must put his llpa 10 the bucket Of the
well by the roadside after he bad
begged for drink. PoOT2 Born In
another name barn aud eating at an.
other mans table, aud cruising the
lake In another name iihiug smack.
aud buried In another mans mauso.
cum. Four Inspired authors wrote
his biography, and lnuumefablo lives
OF Christ have been published, but he
composed his autobiography In most
compressed way. He said: Il have
trodden the wlne preea alone Poor
In the estimation OF nearly all the
prosperous clas5ee. They called him
Sabbath breaker, wine blbber, traitor,
blGsphemer, and faneacked tbs die.
tionary Of opprobrlum from lid 10 I'D
10 txprCes their dotes alton. | can
think now Of only two we'll TO do men
who eepcuted his cause-NicI 4 Bmnl
and Joseph, VI Arimsthea. Ill,
friends, for the most part, we're pso
pie who In that climate where oph
lhalmy or iLaimuatlon Of the eyebAl
sweeps ever and anon a. q scourge
had become blind, sick people whC
we're apxious 10 got we'll, and trouble,
people in whose family there VA
somsone dead or dying. II h9 had Z
purse ai all II was empty, or We woul,
have bead What was done with thu
contents a, The post mor,em. Poor
The pigeon In the dove cote, the Tah
bi In iis buuow, tho bilkworm In II
cocoon, the bee IN Ia hive Ia heite
provided for better OF, better ahel
tered. Ave, The brute creation has
home on earth Which Christ has no
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